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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Application of potassium sulphide






2. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






3. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






4. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






5. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






6. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






7. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






8. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






9. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






10. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






11. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






12. The amount of light reflected by a hue






13. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






14. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






15. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






16. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






17. Known for his glass sculpture






18. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






19. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






20. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






21. Renowned for paintings and prints






22. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






23. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






24. Where the revolving door was fully developed






25. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






26. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






27. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






28. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






29. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






30. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






31. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






32. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






33. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






34. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






35. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






36. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






37. Pale green






38. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






39. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






40. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






41. Spanish founder of cubism; made Les Demoiselles d'Avignon to seek to create a new visual reality and provoke revolutionary upheaval; his figures are broken into large - flat planes with dislocated body parts; used African masks; very non-Western; Gue






42. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






43. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






44. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






45. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






46. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






47. Technique of shading using dots to control value






48. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






49. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






50. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality